Clay, not bone by Donna Snyder


Painting by Lucy Pierce




An Eden of unnecessary
women who worship Lilith,
the goddess of the other place,
where a woman can eat apples,
serpents twined around her arms
like jeweled bands. A matching crown
caresses a brimming head empty of guilt,
full of knowledge, her fist just as filled
as her head, with both autonomy and life.



An excerpt from the upcoming Girl God Anthology, Original Resistance: Reclaiming Lilith, Reclaiming Ourselves.


Donna Snyder founded the Tumblewords Project in 1995 and continues to organize its free weekly workshop series and other events. Her poetry collections include Poemas ante el Catafalco:  Grief and Renewal from Chimbarazu Press, I Am South from Virgogray Press, and The Tongue Has its Secrets from NeoPoiesis Press. Her poetry and book reviews appear in many publications including such journals and anthologies as Red Fez, Queen Mob’s Teahouse, VEXT Magazine, Mezcla, Setu, BorderSenses, Puerto del Sol, Inanna’s Ascent, Jesus, Muhammad and the Goddess, and Speak the Language of the Land. She previously practiced law representing indigenous people, people with disabilities, and immigrant workers.

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